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Object Details
Date
1924
Country of Origin
Germany
Type
AWARDS-Medals & Ribbons
Physical Description
Silver commemorative medal of Dr. Hugo Eckner and the Graf Zeppelin; Obverse: relief bust of Hugo Eckener depicted, embossed text "DR. HUGO ECKENER"; Reverse: relief of LZ126 over a landscape depicted, embossed text "AMERIKA FAHRT DES LZ126 ZR III, 1924, 2.X.35 ABFAHRT FRIEDRICHHAFEN, 3.30 EUROPA MERLASSEN, 13.X. 35 AZORENINSEL PANAL, 14.X.12.00 SABLE ISLAND, 15.X.10.. BOSTON, 1, 29 NEW YORK, 3.11 LAKEHURST"
Dimensions
3-D: 0.3 × 3.3cm (1/8 × 1 5/16 in.)
Materials
Copper Alloy Silver Plating
Inventory Number
A19640159000
Credit Line
Donated by the Institute of Aeronautical Sciences Inc.
Data Source
National Air and Space Museum
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